Recognised as Colour
#239CAF
- #239CAF
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#239CAF is a cyan with RGB values 35, 156, 175 and HSL 188°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#239CAF#239CAF
HEX#239CAF
RGBrgb(35, 156, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.6118, 0.6863
RGB percentages13.7%, 61.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(188.1, 66.7%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 80%, 68.6%)
CMYK80%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,333,871
CSS custom property--colour: #239CAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#DC6350
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF3623
Analogous#23AF7C, #2356AF
Triadic#AF239C, #9CAF23
Split complementary#AF2356, #AF7C23
Tetradic#7C23AF, #AF3623, #56AF23
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R35
G156
B175
Red35 (13.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue188.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 9C · B AF
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